Joe Duffy; Liveline Podcast- The Martin McGuinness slating

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DATE : Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:30:23 +0100
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Toward a New Republic – I dTreo Poblacht Nua Martin outlines his vision for a republican presidency for 2016 at Sinn Féins 2011 Ard Fheis: Towards a New Republic: Martin McGuinness Ard Fheis 2011 ( http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/21436 - see vid below)

As republicans we have cause and we have purpose. And given the progress of recent years we rightly carry great expectations of what we can achieve in the future. And those expectations go way beyond simply Sinn Féin supporters or even those who want to see a united Ireland. The expectation of us to continue to succeed is shared by many who don’t ultimately share our primary political goal of unity and independence. But it is our duty to continue to reach out to unionists and it is our duty to persuade them of the merits of a new Republic and of their treasured place in it. In the five years between now and 2016 I want to see us lead a national conversation on the future of this island. We are haemorrhaging our young people to far flung parts of the world in search of work. A combination of greed and arrogance has left much of the Irish people demoralised. That is not the vision of 1916 and it is not my vision for Ireland approaching its centenary. And our national conversation needs to be truly national and indeed global. Our Diaspora have a stake in our future. Let us begin the work today of structuring a proper engagement on the type of new Republic we want to build – let us engage without preconditions and engage with those who have previously not had their voices heard.

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